"Naphtali" meaning in All languages combined

See Naphtali on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈnæf.təˌlaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Naphtali.wav
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), a son of Jacob. Compare Arabic نافس (“to compete with”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|נַפְתָּלִי|tr=naftalí}} Biblical Hebrew נַפְתָּלִי (naftalí), {{cog|ar|نافس|t=to compete with}} Arabic نافس (“to compete with”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Naphtali
  1. (biblical) Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah. Translations (sixth son of Jacob): Νεφθαλείμ (Nephthaleím) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), نِفْتَالِي (niftālī) [masculine] (Arabic), Naftali [masculine] (Dutch), નફતાલી (naphtālī) [masculine] (Gujarati), נַפְתָּלִי (Hebrew), Нафталим (Naftalim) (Kazakh), Неффали́м (Neffalím) [masculine] (Russian), Neftalí [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Naphtali-en-name-0VXVHrLf Categories (other): Bible, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Biblical characters Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 48 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 46 38 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 49 44 7 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'sixth son of Jacob': 78 6 17
  2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali. Derived forms: Naphtalite Translations (one of the Israelite tribes): Naftali (Dutch), Neftali [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Naphtali-en-name-7mndJ0eZ Categories (other): Bible, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 59 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 48 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 53 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 65 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 43 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 23 45 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 22 47 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 56 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 65 24 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 49 44 7 Disambiguation of Individuals: 15 67 18 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'one of the Israelite tribes': 4 88 8
  3. A male given name from Hebrew. Translations (male given name): Naftali [masculine] (Dutch), נַפְתָּלִי (Hebrew), Neftali [masculine] (Polish)
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